I’m Sam, a lead product designer. I used to race bikes for a living. Making things for my own bike was how I got into this. Scroll to follow the story. Select a stop to read more.
Bringing human needs and AI together to help people with sight loss navigate public transport.
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Uncovering what made the bottle serve special—and turning those insights into a direction for technical innovation.
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Bringing customers, operations, product and compliance together around a shared vision for finance.
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I pick apart the brief and look beyond the product to find what’s causing the problem, before we spend time and money building the wrong fix.
I make research physical and memorable, using things like my 3D-printed mapping tool to help teams talk through the problem and agree what to do next.
From hand-drawn wireframes to high-fidelity Codex prototypes, I build things and get them in front of users, stakeholders and engineers to find out what works.
I work fast and loose when exploring, but I’m rigorous about handover, build quality and maintaining design systems so future teams can build on what we’ve made.
“Sam consistently selected research methods that balanced scope, compliance requirements, and business goals, making sure our design decisions were both user-centred and practical.”
“He is a self-starter that proactively leads primary and secondary research projects, keeps stakeholders informed about project progress, and transfers insights and design recommendations effectively.”